Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: We need legislative reform to address our trash problem
We can only fix our trash problem by cutting down on the amount of waste we produce, which will require legislation like the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: City & State wins five awards at the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
This year’s wins included first place wins for best news website and best newsletter.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Where is the vision from New York’s leaders?
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul should pursue transformative policies like free universal child care, a Social Housing Development Authority and tuition-free public education at CUNY and SUNY schools.
Transportation
Opinion
Opinion: Serial speeders are killing New Yorkers. It’s time to slow them down.
A proposed bill would require “speed limiter” devices to be installed on serial speeders’ vehicles, stopping them from going more than 5 mph over the speed limit.
News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: Clearing the air on Randy Mastro
Here’s why one the city’s most experienced litigators should be its next corporation counsel
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How I became my father on Israel
Suddenly, I put my hand up to touch my face. It was deep red. I had become my father.
Courts
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s complex court bureaucracy shields judges from accountability
Judges are less accountable to the public than to court administrators who arbitrarily shuffle them around to different courts and issue secret memos to guide their interpretation of the law.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Common sense never goes out of style
Political trends come and go, but pragmatic, results-oriented governing remains key.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The MTA is ready to make a deal on vacant retail space
The transit agency is negotiating with entrepreneurs to bring businesses back to the subways.
Opinion
Opinion
David Paterson: The case for Randy Mastro
The former governor calls Mastro, Eric Adams’ pick for corporation counsel, “a pro who rises above party lines.”
News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: We visited the solidarity encampment at Columbia University. Here’s what it’s really like.
What we saw couldn’t be more different from the dire warnings of rampant antisemitic threats and pervasive danger coming from City Hall, Albany and the White House.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: 4/20 isn’t just for smoking this year
Tokers, already outside, can enjoy 53 car-free streets as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s early celebration of Earth Day.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A real plan for Empire AI
New York’s AI initiative needs strong labor standards and ethical guardrails.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Training the next generation of cyber experts
In an age of cyber threats, investing in our cybersecurity workforce is crucial to our national security.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Oh, by the way, OJ died
The former Buffalo Bills running back, actor and convicted felon’s death was a passing afterthought.
Rikers Island
Opinion
Opinion: Is it possible to get the effort to close Rikers Island back on track?
The troubled jail’s closure has been cast adrift in a sea of half truths, bad ideas and polarized debate.
Housing
Opinion
Opinion: Domestic violence survivors like me need housing support
To ensure survivors can obtain safe housing, Albany must include funding for the Housing Access Voucher Program and New York State Supportive Housing Program in the state budget.
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Opinion
Opinion: New York’s inequality is a policy choice. Our budget can fix this.
Gov. Kathy Hochul should be investing in our communities instead of proposing education and health care cuts.
Budget
Opinion
Opinion: Answering the call to save local news in New York
Since 2004, New York has lost nearly half of its local newspapers. The bipartisan Local Journalism Sustainability Act will ensure New Yorkers have access to the independent local news they deserve.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Earthquake and total eclipse are sign of impending state budget – we hope
If not, New York may really be heading into an apocalypse.
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